Where to eat in Turin

Selection of Restaurants and Specialties

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Turin is one of the most important gastronomic capitals of Northern Italy, where the Savoyard tradition meets contemporary creativity and product culture.

Overview + Restaurants Table

• Del Cambio
• Ristorante Consorzio
• Le Vitel Étonné
• Tre Galline
• Pastificio Defilippis
• Stefano Fanti – Circolo dei Lettori
• Scannabue Caffe Restaurant
• Antiche Sere

FAQ

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Overview

Turin offers a rich and distinctive gastronomic scene, ranging from historic fine-dining restaurants to traditional osterias and eateries deeply connected to the local territory.

In this guide you will find a selection of particularly significant venues (see Restaurant Table), along with an overview of their most appreciated specialties, highlighted by customers and major food and wine guides.

From temples of tradition and elegance such as Del Cambio, Carignano and Carlina, to more contemporary yet deeply Piedmontese osterias and restaurants like Antiche Sere and Putrelle, as well as historic establishments such as Pastificio Defilippis and Le Vitel Étonné, you will discover the authenticity of Turin’s cuisine through iconic dishes such as vitello tonnato, agnolotti alla piemontese, ravioli del plin, mixed boiled meats served from the trolley, braised veal cheek and finanziera, enjoying a gastronomic experience that combines history, identity and great Savoyard tradition.

Important notes:

In the following sections you will find some key references to help you better orient your choice among restaurants and their specialties, in particular:

📌 The number next to each restaurant and dish indicates how many gastronomic guides recognize its quality.

📌 The stars shown next to each dish are an internal Tourplan classification, developed based on reviews from major guides: ★★★ dish worth the trip, ★★ must-try dish, ★ dish to try.

📌 The indicative price is an indicative value calculated on a standard meal consisting of a starter + a first course, drinks excluded. See Legend 🔗

Restaurants Table

In the table below you will find a carefully curated list of selected restaurants, created by cross-referencing data from 10 of the most authoritative Italian and international food and wine guides.
The selection is not based on proprietary scores or rankings, but on the number of guides that recognize the quality of each restaurant, offering a clear, transparent, and comparable criterion to help guide your choice.

🔎 The guides considered in this selection are: Michelin Guide, Gambero Rosso, l’Espresso Guide, Italian Academy of Cuisine, Slow Food Guide, Bibenda, Il Golosario, Identità Golose, Touring Club Italiano, and TripAdvisor.

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📌 This table is updated every 6–12 months.

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🍽️ Del Cambio

Type: Historic restaurant / traditional Piedmontese cuisine
Area: Historic centre (Piazza Carignano)
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: On foot / bus
Michelin Stars: ⭐

Del Cambio (7) is a landmark of Turin’s gastronomy, founded in 1757 and also frequented by Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. The setting is elegant and classical, with an outdoor terrace that allows guests to enjoy Piedmontese cuisine in the heart of the city, immersed in a unique and refined atmosphere.

Among the iconic dishes stand out the agnolotti alla piemontese and the Finanziera Del Cambio, true excellences of local tradition. The menu is predominantly meat-based, with careful attention to seasonality.

The wine cellar is one of the restaurant’s true highlights: over 16,000 bottles and more than 4,000 Italian and international labels, from prestigious estates to niche producers, preserved in a 17th-century historic vault.

Starters

• Anchovies with green sauce
• Piedmontese salad
• Moncalieri-style tripe (2, ★)
• Traditional vitello tonnato (2, ★)

First Courses

• Agnolotti alla piemontese (7, ★★★)
• Potato corzetti, grilled mushrooms, sea asparagus and herbs (3, ★★)
• Rice with bay leaf, green pepper and marrow (1, ★)

Main Courses

• Finanziera Del Cambio (7, ★★★)
• Veal kidney with sea urchins (3, ★★)

Desserts

• Bonet Del Cambio (5, ★★)

Summary: Historic Michelin-starred restaurant with a classic and elegant atmosphere, outdoor terrace, predominantly meat-based menu and an outstanding wine cellar with over 16,000 bottles — perfect for a complete Turin gastronomic experience.

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🍽️ Ristorante Consorzio

Type: Restaurant / contemporary Piedmontese cuisine
Area: Historic centre (Turin)
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: On foot / bus

Ristorante Consorzio (8) is an important Turin establishment featuring an elegant and welcoming setting, with a contemporary and refined atmosphere, ideal for those who wish to experience Piedmontese tradition reinterpreted with creativity.

The menu is predominantly meat-based, with seasonal proposals and strong attention to the quality of raw ingredients, including numerous Slow Food Presidia. Among the specialties stand out the cheese selection, the crispy egg on fondue and the quinto quarto (offal), true must-tries according to major food guides. The wine list is extensive, with local, Italian and international labels.

Starters

• Veal sweetbreads with bergamot and shallots (6, ★★)
• Cheese selection (8, ★★★)
• Crispy egg on spinach, fondue and crispy pancetta (8, ★★★)

First Courses

• Agnolotti gobbi (7, ★★)
• Finanziera ravioli (4, ★★)
• Creamy Bergese-style risotto (4, ★★)

Main Courses

• Fassona beef braised in Ruché with seasonal vegetables (5, ★★)
• Fassona Piedmontese beef rib steak
• Crispy Tonchese guinea fowl (4, ★★)
• Venison peposo with red cabbage and red berries
• Quinto quarto (7, ★★★)

Desserts

• Panna cotta with sauces (hazelnut, vincotto, bitter orange) (3, ★★)

Summary: Turin restaurant with a predominantly meat-based menu, strong focus on high-quality ingredients and Slow Food Presidia, wine list featuring local, Italian and international labels, and a contemporary refined atmosphere — ideal for a complete Piedmontese dining experience.

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🍽️ Le Vitel Étonné

Type: Restaurant / contemporary Piedmontese cuisine
Area: Historic centre (Turin)
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: On foot / car

Le Vitel Étonné (3) is a Turin restaurant with a predominantly meat-based menu, also featuring several Slow Food Presidia. The setting is welcoming, with a pleasant atmosphere, and the wine list offers a selection of local, Italian and international labels, perfectly suited to accompany each course.

Starters

• Hand-chopped raw beef tartare
• Tripe salad (1, ★)
• Vitello tonnato (3, ★★)

First Courses

• Agnolotti del plin with wild herbs and goat cheese
• Egg-yolk tajarin with Bra sausage ragù (2, ★★)
• Tortelli filled with braised oxtail

Main Courses

• Slow-cooked roasted lamb (2, ★★)
• Fried brains and artichokes
• Morro cod fillet with black truffle and pistachios (3, ★★)
• Braised suckling pig cheek with onion and celeriac purée
• Veal shank braised in Nebbiolo

Desserts

• Panna cotta
• Tarte Tatin (1, ★)
• Pear cake with chocolate shavings (1, ★)

Summary: Turin restaurant with a predominantly meat-based menu, good wine selection and welcoming atmosphere, ideal for a complete Piedmontese culinary experience.

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🍽️ Tre Galline

Type: Restaurant / traditional Piedmontese cuisine
Area: Historic center (Turin)
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: On foot / by car

Tre Galline (6) is a long-established restaurant in Turin, offering a predominantly meat-based menu rooted in classic Piedmontese recipes.

Among its most notable specialties are agnolotti with roast sauce, mixed boiled meats served from the trolley, and braised veal cheek in red wine, dishes that best represent Turin’s gastronomic tradition.

The carefully curated wine cellar features quality local, Italian, and European labels, ideal for pairing with every course.

Starters

• Hand-chopped raw beef (2, ★)
• Cheese selection served from the trolley (2, ★)
• Tartlet with Bra sausage, onion and porcini mushrooms, homemade fresh ricotta with seasonal vegetables

First Courses

• Agnolotti with roast sauce (5, ★★)
• Pumpkin cream soup with Piedmont-style snails
• Tagliolini with artichokes and sweetbreads (1, ★)
• Tagliolini with Cervere leeks and black truffle

Main Courses

• Mixed boiled meats served from the trolley (4, ★★)
• Finanziera (traditional offal stew)
• Braised veal cheek in red wine with mashed potatoes (5, ★★)
• Oven-roasted milk-fed piglet (1, ★)

Desserts

• Pan perdù with pears in wine and chestnut ice cream
• Sacher torte

Summary: Traditional Turin restaurant with a meat-focused menu, featuring some must-try classic dishes and a well-curated wine cellar.

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🍽️ Pastificio De Filippis

Type: Pasta shop / Restaurant / Delicatessen
Area: Turin city center
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: By car / on foot from the center

Pastificio De Filippis (2) was founded in Turin in 1872 as a pasta workshop and has evolved over time into a restaurant and delicatessen, maintaining a refined and comfortable atmosphere. Although it is not a traditional full-menu restaurant, it is a true must for lovers of Turin’s pasta dishes, as confirmed by thousands of TripAdvisor reviews. The menu, mainly meat-based with a few fish options, highlights the quality of ingredients and careful attention to seasonality.

Starters

• Mixed Piedmontese appetizers

First Courses

• Agnolotti with roast sauce (2, ★★★)
• Meat and vegetable ravioli del plin with butter and sage (2, ★★★)
• Tagliatelle with white rabbit ragù and peppers (2, ★★★)

Main Courses

• Veal bianchetto with mustard and pineapple served with red rice

Desserts

• Peaches stuffed with amaretti

Summary: Historic Turin pasta shop with restaurant and delicatessen, specializing in traditional Piedmontese pasta dishes, ideal for an authentic handmade pasta experience.

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🍽️ Stefano Fanti – Ristorante Circolo dei Lettori

Type: Meat restaurant / charity
Area: Turin Historic Center
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: By car / on foot from the center

Stefano Fanti (5) is a classic restaurant located inside the historic Circolo dei Lettori of Turin, in a refined and historic setting. It offers a mainly meat-based menu with notable Piedmontese specialties, such as traditional agnolotti del plin, cappello del prete braised in Nebbiolo, and finanziera. The wine cellar features predominantly local and Italian labels.

Starters

• Chopped Fassona Piedmontese beef
• Snails in shell Piedmontese style (3, ★★)
• Layered tongue and foie gras millefeuille with pears and caramelized fruit in vinegar
• Eel terrine, Erbaluce passito, cabbage, raisins, pumpkin and ginger vichyssoise (2, ★)

First Courses

• Traditional agnolotti del plin served in napkin style (5, ★★)
• Hand-stuffed ravioli with cod “brandade,” Parmatier cream flavored with thyme and lemon (2, ★★)
• Tajarin with rabbit ragù and hazelnuts (3, ★)

Main Courses

• Cappello del prete braised in Nebbiolo, butter mashed potatoes (4, ★★)
• Finanziera (4, ★★)
• Veal tournedos Rossini style
• Trippa alla savoiarda

Desserts

• Torrone parfait, persimmon sauce and chocolate eggs

Summary: Classic restaurant in a historic setting with a meat menu and traditional Piedmontese dishes, wine cellar with local labels.

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🍽️ Scannabue Caffe Restaurant

Type: Classic restaurant / Piedmontese cuisine
Area: Turin center
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: Car / bus / on foot from the center

Scannabue Caffe Restaurant (6) is a restaurant with a classic style and elegant atmosphere. The menu is mainly meat-based, featuring Piedmontese dishes and some Slow Food presidia. Specialties include vitello tonnato, agnolotti del plin with three roasts, and braised veal cheek in Barbera. The wine cellar is excellent, with local, Italian, and European labels.

Starters

• Raw meat – trio
• Selection of homemade breads
• Rabbit tuna (2, ★★)
• Vitello tonnato (5, ★★★)

First Courses

• Agnolotti del plin with three roasts (6, ★★★)
• Mountain potato gnocchi with Castelmagno di Amedei cream and hazelnut crumble
• Tajarin with egg yolks only, sausage ragù, and Cervere leeks (2, ★)

Main Courses

• Brandacujun (creamed stockfish)
• Finanziera (2, ★)
• Braised veal cheek in Barbera with Viterbo potato puree (5, ★★)
• Greppi pigeon with stuffed salt onion and grilled peppers (2, ★)

Desserts

• Five chocolate textures (4, ★★)
• Panna cotta with chocolate peaches (3, ★★)

Summary: Classic-style restaurant, mainly meat menu with Piedmontese dishes, wine cellar with local, Italian, and European labels.

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🍽️ Antiche Sere

Type: Classic osteria / Piedmontese cuisine
Area: Turin center
Indicative price: see Table
Accessibility: Car / bus / on foot from the center

Antiche Sere (7) is a historic osteria in Turin with a classic style and authentic atmosphere. The menu is mainly meat-based, featuring numerous Slow Food presidia and traditional Piedmontese dishes.

Signature dishes include Castelmagno potato gnocchi, rabbit in white wine, and oven-baked pork shank. The wine cellar features high-quality Piedmontese and Italian labels.

Starters

• Salam d’turgia from the Lanza valleys (2, ★★)
• Cheese selection
• Electric tomini (3, ★)
• Vitello tonnato (2, ★★)

First Courses

• Castelmagno potato gnocchi (7, ★★★)
• Risotto with zucchini flowers
• Tajarin Piedmontese style (3, ★★)

Main Courses

• Rabbit in white wine (5, ★★★)
• Veal cheek with potatoes (2, ★★)
• Oven-baked pork shank (7, ★★★)

Desserts

• Panna cotta (3, ★)

Summary: Classic osteria, mainly meat menu, wine cellar with Piedmontese labels.

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